Lionel MPC gon weight

That does make them rather top heavy. There must be some way to secure the weight to lower end of the canister - thin sheet styrene plates/covers...

From what I can see the nut is glued to the bottom of the canister.If I'm looking at it right,I think it is a good idea.Nick

From what I can see the nut is glued to the top of the canister. I still think it is a good idea.

hello guys and gals...........

I have one of those all plastic super light Lionel gondola and best bet is to replace the plastic trucks with the die-cast metal trucks.  The weight needs to be at the bottom areas like the trucks as that's what keeping the cars on the track.

The woman who loves the S.F.5011,2678,2003,200

Tiffany

I'd say that's the proper solution. The problem is that these are just cheapo $8 cars & I have 4 of them so metal trucks would cost me more than the cars themselves. This is a quick way to get a little weight in there without really altering anything, taking much time, or costing much money. I also like the idea of building a false floor & puting the weight down there, I'll try that on the next one.

Just a thought: how about gluing some metal in between the sides of the truck bolster?

Scientific formulae that may help:

Lionel MPC gon weight <= 1 Sparrow Feather

Lionel MPC flatcar weight ~ Like cigar smoke, this weight cannot be measured ~

But I love them anyway,

SJS

Metal in the truck bolster? I guess, if you can find something that sticks well to that weird plastic they use. 

I like your idea of adding weights to the cannisters. Another idea is to put flat metal weights in the bed of the gondola and then putting a false wood floor on top. You can either use a solid sheet of balsa or glue together scale boards. Once you paint them they would look realistic and add plenty of weight above the trucks. 

Jay in Ottawa